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PSPKK123 March 19, 2014  •  14 Comments

Free Easter File Folder Game!

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I bought some fun Easter egg clip art (Clip Art Stand by Tina Anne) and created a simple sight word game to help my preschooler review the words he’s learned.  I also made a blank version so you can use the game however you’d like!  I call this an Easter file folder game because you can slip the board and cards into a file folder for easy storage.

Free Easter Eggs File Folder Game

My Three (soon to be my Four) has learned about 15-20 sight words with the beginning reading series Reading the Alphabet.  I’ve written about his reading journey in my posts in which I share free sight word books for kids who are just starting to read.

I decided to create an Easter file folder game to give my Three a colorful way to practice his sight words.  It was a hit!

easter egg file folder game (2) - the measured mom

I printed the game board and word cards and gathered 16 clear glass gems – you could use any small object to cover up the white circles.

easter egg file folder game (3) - the measured mom

My Three picked up each card, read it (with my assistance if necessary), and found the matching word on an Easter egg.

easter egg file folder game (4) - the measured momThen he covered the matching word with a glass gem.

easter egg file folder game (5) - the measured mom

Of course, your child may be learning more challenging sight words – or you may want to give him practice on a different skill.

What are some ways to use this file folder game?

1) Write math problems on cards and the answers on the eggs.
2) Write easy or challenging sight words on the cards with their match on the eggs.
3) Write rhyming word pairs on the cards and eggs.
4) For a preschooler still learning the alphabet, write letters on the cards and eggs. Your child can name the letter on a card and find the matching Easter egg letter.

Got another idea? Let us know in the comments!

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14 Comments

  1. stephanie

    March 30, 2014 at 6:59 pm

    What a fun way to practice sight words! Thanks for sharing at After School!

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  2. Moji

    March 28, 2015 at 10:32 am

    Thank you so much for the sharing! I posted it on my page to tell other English teachers to download them. They’re so useful!

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    • Anna Geiger

      April 7, 2015 at 3:17 pm

      Thank you so much for sharing, Moji!

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  3. Debbie Webber

    March 29, 2020 at 7:08 am

    Thank you so much for sharing this during these unusual times.

    I have a 4 1/2 year old ( junior kindergarten) Grand daughter and grade 2 Grand daughter. We live in Canada. Grandpa and I are in self isolation upon our return from Florida on March 20. We are trying to help our Daughter and son in law with their routine/schedule keeping up schooling. We are doing it on Messenger Video chat and so far, Darrah has been reading to me but i would so appreciate how online video chatting to do sight words or something that would be more fun, because we have to do online i would so appreciate some help and ideas to make it fun for the girls. thanking you in advance. Our children’s emotional health through this is so important as well as their physical health. Thank you

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    • Kate Dowling

      April 1, 2020 at 11:44 pm

      Hi Debbie!
      This is Kate, Anna’s assistant. I’m in Canada, too. Thank you for self isolating! 🙂 I would suggest that you choose from Anna’s sight word activities. Download and print an activity for yourself, and direct your daughter and son-in-law to the webpage so they can print the very same activity for your granddaughter. Then you can do it with her while both of you have the same pieces in front of you.
      Here is a free video training on sight words. You’ll find helpful links under the video: https://www.themeasuredmom.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-sight-words/
      Here are a few more posts about sight words: https://www.themeasuredmom.com/how-to-teach-sight-words/
      https://www.themeasuredmom.com/25-low-prep-sight-word-activities/

      Reply to this comment

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